All articles filed in April 2017

Spring is here! This means that brunch at home is in order so I decided to take a stab at a plant-based, whole-foods, vegan and zero waste charcuterie board. For this board, I roasted four veggies in the oven: watermelon radishes, okra, asparagus and red potatoes. I added some tamari almonds and chili olives from the bulk…

I recently completed a workshop at the Chicago Freedom School called “Community Organizing: Strategy and Campaign Development.” Since community organizing is so new to me, I’m learning so many things at every workshop but for now here are the 3 things I learned that are top of mind: 1. Bottom Up Organizing A totally new…

It’s April 15th, and we are half way through our 30 Day Zero Waste Challenge! Our jar is almost full, but we are learning a ton and forcing ourselves to come up with creative solutions to reduce and reuse what we consume. The top ten things I’ve learned since starting this: 1) I can compost…

Anyone who has ever eaten in my kitchen knows that I have pretty high standards for the food I make: it must be delicious, it must be colorful and it must have some kick… Bursting with nutrients, plant-based and made without commercial packaging is a given 🙂 Today, I decided that I wanted to share one…

So, Phil and I have been shopping without commercial packaging for about 5 months. We started composting last month, and we’ve decided it’s time to up our game in honor of Earth Day this month! We are trying to fit all of our trash/ landfill waste/ garbage into one 24 oz mason jar. Before we started…